The Embarrassing Beginning is the fourth full-length album by Canadian hardcore punk band Grade.

It is a combination of two older releases with new packaging.

The first eight songs are from Grade's first proper release, Grade/Believe split released on a small Canadian label called Workshop Records back in 1994.

Tracks 11-13 come from the group's 1999 debut EP on Victory Records Triumph and Tragedy.

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